Erika had the opportunity of performing with the Old Barn Theatre this year and it was a great experience for her. This was our first experience doing a play with this theatre. As with the Garland Children's Theatre, it is a non-profit organization all run by volunteers. It is run by a board of directors in an attempt to provide positive experiences for the actors and good entertainment for the community. Ticket sales and donations keep the program going. I would've loved to do it with her, but with a new baby it wasn't possible this year. Someday! It was quite a bit different than the Garland Children's Theatre in that a lot more was required of Erika. It is a bit more professionally done and required a lot more practices. This was a "Jr" production, so it was almost all children in the play, another reason there were a lot more practices. I was very lucky, though, because there were about 6 other families in my ward who also did the play and so we were able to carpool and take turns helping at the practices. It is located in Collinston, Utah, about 10 min away.
Erika was the Cheshire Cat, at least a part of the Cheshire cat- the tail :) She was on stage almost the whole show and did so great at memorizing her lines.
It was so fun to watch her perform. We are so proud of her for her hard work!
Aaron's parents came to watch Erika the closing night of the show on June 27th and Kyle got to stay with them while Aaron and I headed up to Rexburg for the day with our 4 other kids. Aaron really enjoyed seeing his old classmates and reliving some memories there.
They had a couples dinner in the evening at Sugar Salem High School. We left Jared, Heidi, and Jordan with Aaron's aunt Renee and took Kaylee with us.
We also got to spend a few hours with Grandma Parkinson in the afternoon. This was the first time she has ever seen Kaylee. Last summer when we came up to her house, I was pregnant.
